Cloudy grouper (Epinephelus erythrurus)

Scientific name: Epinephelus erythrurus Valenciennes, 1828

Cloudy grouper (Epinephelus erythrurus)

The Cloudy grouper (Epinephelus erythrurus) is a brackish-water fish of the family Serranidae.

Biology

Inhabits areas with muddy or silty-sand bottoms. Commonly trawled. Nothing has been published on its biology. A 16.3 cm SL fish was found to have ripe ova.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Epinephelus erythrurus
Family
Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
45.0
Depth range
10–18 m (33–59 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 10 - 18 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Pakistan, India including Laccadive (Lakshadweep) Islands, Sri Lanka, and through the larger islands of the East Indies and the Gulf of Thailand.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Data deficient (DD)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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